U SPORTS hockey champion Lindsey Post from Alberta Pandas is the ArcelorMittal Dofasco U SPORTS female athlete of the week for the period ending March 19, 2017.
Post, a fifth-year physical education and recreation student from Chelsea, Que., stopped 72 shots in three games, leading the Pandas to their first U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship since 2010. The veteran Alberta goaltender made 40 saves in Sunday’s Championship final, a 2-1 double-overtime victory over McGill en route to tournament MVP honours, as the Pandas captured their eighth national title in school history, the most of any program. Along the way, Post made 20 saves in Friday’s 2-1 quarter-final win over Saint Mary’s before turning aside another 12 of 14 shots in Saturday’s 6-2 semifinal win that eliminated Concordia.
McGill Martlets hockey player Gabrielle Davidson, along with volleyball athletes Maria Mota of the Dalhousie Tigers and Kelsey Veltman from the Western Mustangs were also nominated for the women’s award.
Female nominees:
AUS: Maria Mota, volleyball, Dalhousie
RSEQ: Gabrielle Davidson, hockey, McGill
OUA: Kelsey Veltman, volleyball, Western
CWUAA: Lindsey Post, hockey, Alberta (recipient)